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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2000
Himanshu Pokharna, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Shankar Chandran, Milpitas, CA (US);
Srinivas D. Nemani, San Jose, CA (US);
Chen-an Chen, Milpitas, CA (US);
Francimar Campana, Milpitas, CA (US);
Ellie Yieh, Milbrae, CA (US);
Li-Qun Xia, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for processing semiconductor substrates by reacting hydroxyl radicals with a precursor to cause the precursor to decompose and form a film which deposits on a substrate. Hydroxyl radicals, which are produced in a hydroxyl-ion producing apparatus outside of a chemical vapor deposition reactor, are mixed with a precursor to form a hydroxyl ions-precursor mixture. The hydroxyl ions-precursor mixture is introduced into the chemical vapor deposition reactor.